Who are they for?

Anyone wanting to improve the quality of health and care services. For example:

Commissioners use quality standards to ensure that high-quality care or services are being commissioned.

Service providers use quality standards to monitor service improvements, to show that high-quality care or services are being provided and highlight areas for improvements.

Health, public health and social care practitioners use audit and governance reports to demonstrate the quality of care, as described in a quality standard, or in professional development and validation.